Cheddar Ales

Microbrewery in Cheddar, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Cheddar Ales

Established in 2006

Contact
Winchester Farm, Draycott Road, Cheddar, BS27 3RP, England
Description
Jem Ham is Cheddar Ales' Head Brewer and Managing Director. Cheddar Ales, he started Cheddar Ales with the intention of making the best real ales in the local area. It began its artisan brewing activities in October 2006 and is based at Winchester Farm on the edge of Cheddar village, near the famous Cheddar Gorge.

We currently have five fermenting vessels, each one capable of holding 21.5 brewery barrels of beer, or around 6,150 pints. This gives us a weekly brewing capacity of around 30,000 pints, which may sound a lot but is certainly 'micro' in terms of the brewing industry. By hand-crafting such relatively small volumes, Cheddar Ales can ensure that character, consistency and quality lie at the heart of all our beers.

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6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
7th August 2018
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth tangy dark malts. Mild cocoa. Little tangy fruits. Smooth dry finish. Okay but Iike many others at this fest.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2018 at 17:06

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
A half in the White Hart garden in Cheddar with the family having just completed the circular route of the gorge. You can’t get much more terroir than that! A good golden ale with a wheat bite that cut through the thirst from all the exercise. Drunk with fish and chips and it slipped down a treat.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2018 at 08:00

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pint on cask at The Red Tile, Cossington, Somerset. Pours clear golden with a white top. Aroma: floral hop, lemon, citrus peel. Taste: light sweet, bready malts, floral, grapefruit citrus, honey. Light body, soft carb, light clean lightly bitter finish. Not bad for a boring style
Tried from Cask on 17 May 2018 at 22:13

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle courtesy of Lynn and Barry whilst down their house for tea tonight. Thursday 17th May 2018 Pours light gold with a white head. A touch floral, a little cherry, some spicy, dry and bitter, this is a lovely beer, really dry. Good stuff. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2018 at 18:41

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
500ml bottle. 4.5%. Very Low Gluten. Black-brown colour with a reddish tinge, brown foam head that dissipates away and aroma of roast malt, chocolate, dark fruits. Taste is chocolatey, malty, with roasted, ash & meaty notes, dark fruity, and earthy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, roast bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2018 at 18:55

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Gluten Reduced. Orangey amber gold colour, white foamy head leaving lacing and fruity floral hop aroma. Taste is malt, caramel, with mellow orange and tangy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry earthy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2018 at 18:38

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle. Gluten Reduced. Yellow-golden amber colour, foamy white head leaving lacing and grassy grainy aroma. Taste is malt & grain, grass, straw, with slightly metallic bitterness. Light bodied, medium carbonation, dry grassy bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2018 at 18:47

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. 5.5%. Gluten Free. Orange-gold amber colour, foamy white head leaving lacing and aroma of malt caramel, toffee with floral orange hop. Taste is malty, caramel, earthy, bready, with tobacco, mellow citrus and peppery hop bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable English IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2018 at 19:01

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at Acido Acida, in Ferrara, Italy. Pours intense gold with persistent white foam, fine/medium grain. Aroma is malty and grain. Body is average, like carbonation. Taste is moderately sweet with marked bitterness. Finish is average.
Tried from Draft on 25 Apr 2018 at 14:03

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Amber brown colour, off-white foam head leaving lacing and malty fruity zesty citrus aroma. Taste is malt caramel, bready, rye with tropical-like fruit and earthy spicy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2018 at 17:08